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Analyst & Scientist in Both the Technical + Business Sides
Name: Luke Savory (he/him) PhD: Physical Chemistry, University of Hull, 2015 What was your main area of research? My PhD involved...
May 5, 20253 min read
Discovery Scientist & the Importance of Informational Interviews
Name: Suhasini Murali Iyengar (she/her) PhD: Computational Chemistry, Northeastern University, 2023 What was your main area of research?...
May 5, 20254 min read
Senior Insights Manager for Target Is Curious for a Living
Name: Emma Beyers-Carlson (she/her) PhD: Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan, 2018 What was your main area of research? I...
May 5, 20253 min read
Science Writer & the Importance of Trying Things Out
Name: Manel Llado (he/him) PhD: Molecular Medicine, University of Milan, 2020 What was your main area of research? I developed...
May 5, 20252 min read
15 Years in Academia - She Left & Never Looked Back
Name: Dena Huisman (she/her) PhD: Communication Studies, University of Iowa, 2008 What was your main area of research? My dissertation...
May 5, 20253 min read
R&D Project Manager Encourages You to Start EARLY
Name: Bradley Schniers PhD: Biomedical Science & Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, 2022 What was your main area...
May 5, 20252 min read
Program Officer Helps Trainees + Junior Faculty Find Their Way
Name: Delany Torres (he/him) PhD: Molecular Biophysics and Neuroscience, Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, 2008 What was your main area of...
May 5, 20252 min read
AI Engineer Works for an International Law Firm
Name: Anna Koroleva (she/her) PhD: Computer Science, Université Paris-Saclay / University of Amsterdam (Joint degree), 2019 What was your...
May 5, 20253 min read
Founder + Executive Coach Emphasizes Self-Awareness
Name: Nell Masey O'Neill (she/her) PhD: Nutrition and Biochemistry, University of Nottingham, 2008 What was your main area of research?...
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Associate's Job Search Like Planning a Trip to a New City
Name: Nirali Rathwa PhD: Biochemistry, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 2021 What was your main area of research? During my...
May 4, 20253 min read
R&D Manager Uses the Tools From His PhD
Name: Riccardo Taormina (he/him) PhD: Nanomaterials, Politecnico di Milano, 2024 What was your main area of research? I studied a novel...
May 4, 20252 min read
Business Development Manager Is a Core Part of Success
Name: David Zermeño Pérez (he/him) PhD: Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, University College Dublin, 2024 What was your main area of...
May 4, 20254 min read
Senior Advisor Amplifies the Patient Voice
Name: Ekin Secinti (she/her) PhD: Clinical Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 2022 What was your main area of...
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Field Application Scientist Didn't Expect This Job
Name: Cody Kowalski (he/him) PhD: Neuroscience, Washington State University, 2019 What was your main area of research? I used single-cell...
May 4, 20254 min read
Research Lead Stresses the Value of Being Open and Positive
Name: Helia Taheri (she/her) PhD: Design (Human-Building Interaction), North Carolina State University, 2021 What was your main area of...
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Nonprofit Manager Highly Recommends Volunteering
Name: Clare Gordon Bettencourt (she/her) PhD: History, University of California - Irvine, 2022 What was your main area of research? I...
May 4, 20253 min read
Consultant's Grad School Side Hustle Turned Full-Time Career
Name: Justus Hillebrand (he/him) PhD: History, University of Maine, 2021 What was your main area of research? I researched the history of...
May 4, 20252 min read
Division Director of Research Started as Med School Faculty
Name: Kari Nilsen (she/her) PhD: Psychology, Wichita State University, 2015 What was your main area of research? My specialty area was...
May 4, 20252 min read
People Analytics Analyst Loves the Detective Work
Name: Faz Abdul Karim (he/him) PhD: Industrial Organizational Psychology, Indiana University - Indianapolis, 2022 What was your main area...
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Research Scientist Turned Down Offers that Didn't Fit
Name: Kim Nguyen (she/her) PhD: Cognitive Psychology, Temple University, 2024 What was your main area of research? I studied how kids and...
May 4, 20253 min read
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